Ledge Couloir Size 1
Observed Apr 2, 2023, 5:00 p.m. PDT · Southwest Coast
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Quick report
- Weather
- Cloudy, Stormy
- Ride type
- Convex slopes, Steep slopes
- Riding quality
- Amazing
- Snow conditions
- Deep powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition snow
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Lots of storm snow lower down (30+cm) which formed into a bit of a wind slab half way up the couloir. Slide started at convexity when skinning up (snow was too deep to boot pack). Unsure on the characteristics of the weak layer was that caused the poor bonding.
- Run length
- 40
- Slab width
- 3
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Avalanche size
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 30
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Start zone incline
- 40
- Avalanche character
- Wind slab, Loose dry, Storm slab
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 1650
- Runout zone elevation
- 1550
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2023-04-03T00:02:00.000Z
Snowpack report
- Obs type
- Summary
- Test initiation
- None
- Cracking observed
- No
- Whumpfing observed
- No
Weather report
- Wind speed
- Wind speed light
- Blowing snow
- Moderate
- Sky condition
- Fog
- Storm start date
- 2023-03-31
- Temperature trend
- Steady
- Precipitation type
- Snow
Incident report
- Group size
- 3
- Description
- All 3 members of the group slid with the avalanche for about 15-30m. Everyone was able to find themselves upright at the end, after being swept over, with snow up to the knees when it stopped.
- Terrain trap
- No trap
- Group activity
- Skiing
- Number injured
- 0
- Number involved
- 3
- Number caught only
- 3
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Convex
- Number partly buried able breathing
- 0
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 0